Why are all of us who transmigrated at the same time demons?

"Although there were some minor setbacks, they did not have a significant impact on the overall plan."

Despite sensing several spiritual pressures rapidly approaching, Aizen remained completely calm.

They're all old acquaintances I've schemed against countless times, how could things possibly go wrong? The Great Void Teleportation Array is already on standby, so there's absolutely no panic!

Just as Aizen was thinking about how to intimidate his corrupt colleagues in Soul Society before leaving, a familiar spiritual pressure rose up behind him.

"No way?"

Aizen turned around in surprise and saw that Kurosaki Ichigo, who should have been cut down, had stood up again. His spiritual pressure had not weakened at all, but instead became stronger.

Within those dazzling golden eyes danced a sacred flame, as if the entire Three Realms were reflected within them. Sensing this spiritual pressure imbued with a divine aura, Aizen felt for the second time that something had escaped his calculations.

Huh? Aizen suddenly felt that something was wrong!

Is this the second time? Not the first? Besides Ichigo Kurosaki, is there anything else this time that's beyond his control? Why doesn't he remember?

Aizen sensed a slight unease, but he didn't know where it came from.

But he had no time to think about it anymore. Kurosaki Ichigo unleashed Getsuga Tenshou again. This time, Getsuga Tenshou was like sacred gold, magnificent and immortal. Now, Kurosaki Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshou was in no way inferior to his father, Shiba Isshin, the former captain of the 10th Division and the head of the branch family of the Shiba family, one of the five great noble families.

No! In terms of spiritual pressure, Ichigo Kurosaki is still superior, but he is still somewhat immature in terms of technique. His Getsuga Tenshou is already enough to hurt Aizen.

Aizen was unsure whether to feel joy or anger.

What angered him was that the child right under his nose had secrets beyond his knowledge, which made Aizen, who was extremely controlling and had a high opinion of himself, somewhat unhappy.

What's delightful is that Ichigo Kurosaki actually possesses secrets unknown to him. Isn't this extraordinary increase in spiritual pressure a pleasant surprise for a seeker of knowledge?

"Come on, Kurosaki Ichigo, let me see what changes have occurred in you?"

Aizen drew his sword and charged forward, engaging Kurosaki Ichigo in battle.

When the Shinigami arrived, they saw a small golden statue fighting Aizen. Although it looked disheveled, its terrifying spiritual pressure was not to be underestimated.

"Interesting!" Aizen observed that when Kurosaki Ichigo discovered that everyone, including Kuchiki Byakuya, had arrived at the scene and protected Renji and Rukia, the abnormal increase in spiritual pressure actually began to slow down.

A multitude of thoughts flashed through Aizen's mind, and various conjectures echoed in his heart.

"Unfortunately, there's no time left to verify!" Aizen looked with some regret at the approaching Shinigami. Among them was the old Shinigami with a cane and a beard as long as hair, the strongest Shinigami in a thousand years, a legend of Soul Society, and the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13—Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who had already arrived.

Even if Aizen had a high opinion of himself, he was unwilling to engage in a battle with this sword demon without any preparation.

Taking advantage of Ichigo Kurosaki's weakened state and momentary lapse in concentration, Aizen unleashed a strike far exceeding his usual skill, cutting Ichigo down once more. This time, Ichigo did not rise again like a cockroach, but instead passed out.

Seeing this, Aizen roughly confirmed several of the most likely guesses.

He originally wanted to say a few sarcastic remarks to demoralize the Soul Society, but seeing that the Captain-Commander was already preparing to draw his sword and unleash his Shikai, Aizen thought about it and decided against it.

After a series of memorable scenes involving hair gel and the throne of heaven, Aizen, along with his two underlings, returned to Hueco Mundo and to his loyal Las Noches Palace under the guidance of the Hollows.

A catastrophe that will sweep across the three realms has officially begun, and Aizen has merely lit the first spark.

Chapter 173 Death God: Speedrun Begins with a Kiguchi

Inside the Spirit King's Palace, the Spirit King stared straight at the sky, seemingly no different from usual, but his consciousness was communicating with people invisibly.

"Has Ichigo been overpowered a bit? I suspect that when the time comes, Yhwach might not even get close to me before this kid cuts him down!"

The Soul King, from an unknown distance, looked at Ichigo Kurosaki, who was like a god of war on the battlefield of Hueco Mundo, and his tone was somewhat inexplicable.

After returning to Las Noches, Aizen couldn't stop thinking about Ichigo Kurosaki's performance in Soul Society. As one of Ichigo's fathers, Aizen was deeply worried about the possibility that his eldest son had been tainted by something unknown.

My dear child! You haven't been secretly taking medicine without your father's knowledge, have you?

You absolutely mustn't touch that stuff! You'll be in trouble if you end up with a pointed tip on your head!

Therefore, Aizen obtained all of Ichigo Kurosaki's battle data after he arrived in Soul Society and began analyzing it frame by frame, finally concluding that Ichigo Kurosaki seemed to possess a mysterious talent: when a strong will to protect others surged within him, he would gain immense power out of thin air.

Manifesting at will, thereby gaining the power to break limits... Hmm... doesn't that sound a lot like his "Hogyoku"?

So, driven by his boundless curiosity, Aizen conducted an experiment, which was actually part of his plan all along.

He had Ulquiorra kidnap Orihime Inoue, the super healer, to Hueco Mundo. Since the will to protect his comrades can unleash Ichigo Kurosaki's power, let's see just how powerful this power can be!

It seems that every villain in a shonen manga has a penchant for having a super-powerful father figure, and Aizen is no exception.

Then, Aizen's plan exploded!

Ichigo Kurosaki, along with Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Chad, Uryu Ishida, and their friends, stormed in, and then the scene of them tearing through Las Noches unfolded once again.

The group of Arrancar cursed inwardly, "Why again?!" Wait, why did I say "again"?

With exceptional combat awareness, unparalleled spiritual pressure, and an extremely powerful physical body, Ichigo Kurosaki doesn't need any fancy Zanpakuto abilities or Kido; he defeats all the Espada with just Getsuga Tenshou.

Once again, Aizen was surprised. In Aizen's original plan, these Espada were intended to restrain the Gotei 13's fighting power.

After all, there are some Shinigami in the Gotei 13 that even he has to be wary of, such as a certain Captain-Commander, and a certain Kenpachi!

In his plan, the Gotei 13's fighting force needed to be divided in two, with one part kept in Hueco Mundo, especially Kenpachi Zaraki, who was best kept out of the battlefield in Karakura Town.

But before these subordinates could even play a role, they were cut down by Ichigo Kurosaki in Hueco Mundo.

Aizen sat high in the General Hall of Las Noches, watching Ichigo Kurosaki unleash his power within the palace.

At this moment, the four Espada were besieging Ichigo Kurosaki. Why weren't the other Espada present? Because they had already been cut down.

"Crescent Cross Rush!"

With just one sword, Ichigo Kurosaki unleashed a Crescent Moon Slash resembling a cross, the terrifying golden sword pressure cleaving the waterfall of water hurled by Harribel into four pieces.

The noble Mermaid Queen fell into the desert from the water curtain, and her Crescent Cross Strike made a great contribution, directly taking the first head of the first four blades.

"Black Void Flash!"

Ulquiorra unleashed a black Cero, as black as ink, which struck Ichigo Kurosaki from behind. Ichigo's back sprouted countless spiritual veins that resembled blue scales. The black Cero, powerful enough to destroy a mountain, struck Ichigo's back without causing him any damage.

"What kind of insane physical defense is this?!"

Even someone as indifferent as Uruchiola couldn't help but curse the absurdity of some overpowered characters.

"Crescent Cross Rush!"

Kurosaki Ichigo is using the same old moves again, but these moves, which are packed with stats, never get old. That's where the charm of stats shines!

Uruciola's arms were blasted off, and he attempted to regenerate them.

But for some reason, he always felt that his super-fast regeneration speed should not be so slow as it is now, as if he had suffered some irreparable serious injury before, which caused damage to his super-fast regeneration ability.

Kurosaki Ichigo was already a veteran fighter, and he knew the principle that it was better to break one finger than to injure all ten fingers in a group fight. Therefore, he endured the attacks of the other two Arrancar, chased after them, and chopped down Ulquiorra, who was trying to recover from his injuries!

Uruchiora, OUT!

Stark, with his arm missing, and the aged Barragan, were both gloomy. Stark's pride and joy, his spiritual pressure, was nothing in front of Ichigo Kurosaki, and Barragan's aging ability was not fully effective. Ichigo Kurosaki gave Barragan a vivid lesson, using his ever-increasing spiritual pressure to forcefully push back Barragan's aging aura.

"Crescent Cross Rush!"

"Crescent Cross Rush!"

"Crescent Moon Chong!"

"Crescent Moon Chong!"

"Crescent Cross Rush!"

Kurosaki Ichigo's high-pitched battle cry resounded throughout Las Noches, and his spiritual pressure was unleashed as if it were free. Soon, the last two Espada were also cut down!

Congratulations to Ichigo Kurosaki for achieving the feat of clearing Hueco Mundo in 72 hours!

Aizen could no longer hold back; cracks appeared in his smile, which had been so nonchalant as if the sky were falling.

Gin Ichimaru's squinty eyes instantly turned into bewildered little eyes. Kaname Tosen... uh, Kaname Tosen doesn't have eyes.

Gin Ichimaru suddenly felt a surge of murderous intent. He had already found out Aizen's weakness in Kyoka Suigetsu. At that moment, there was a monster on the other side who had never been hit by Kyoka Suigetsu. Since he had such fighting power, if he took the opportunity to turn against Aizen, could he kill him?

Gin Ichimaru grew increasingly tempted, but the more he thought about it, the calmer he became. His long period of infiltration had honed his character; he forcibly suppressed his murderous intent, lurking in the shadows like a venomous snake, waiting for the perfect moment to strike!

Looking at the almost completely razed Hueco Mundo, Aizen gave this assessment of the Espada, who had quickly collapsed.

Even Aizen, whose temperament was as firm as iron, began to have some regrets. Was it wrong to kidnap Inoue Orihime and deliberately force Kurosaki Ichigo to his limit?

But since it's already done, there's nothing to regret. Now it's just a matter of figuring out how to make amends. Aizen quickly banished that trace of regret and weakness from his heart and began to think of a solution.

Aizen, dressed in a white robe that was the complete opposite of the Shinigami uniform, walked gracefully through the ruins toward Ichigo Kurosaki.

Just as Aizen was about to use his silver tongue to sway Kurosaki Ichigo's mind and persuade him to leave, Kurosaki Ichigo launched a Getsuga Cross Slash without warning.

Damn it! Even someone as stoic as Aizen couldn't help but want to swear.

When did Ichigo Kurosaki become such a ruthless and decisive person? All those years of building up this great personality model of my son have been for nothing?

Little did they know, in Ichigo Kurosaki's inner world at that moment, Kazuyuki Kurosaki was jumping around excitedly and chattering away.

"Yes, yes, yes! Brother, just chop him down like that! Chop this bad guy down!"

"He wants to negotiate? He's a bad person, he's not worth listening to!"

"You want to reconcile now? You must be joking!"

"Brother, go and tell this guy that your wife is under your protection, and no one can lay a finger on her! Don't be like that guy surnamed Lu!"

Chapter 174 Bleach: Aizen's Defeat and Yhwach's Awakening

The conflict between Ichigo Kurosaki and Aizen is complex, with the following three points being the most prominent:

1. Aizen kidnapped Orihime Inoue, and Ichigo Kurosaki had to rescue her, which he has now accomplished.

Second, Aizen plans to use the Reincarnation Ground to create the King's Key, and the Reincarnation Ground in the present world is Karakura Town, the hometown of Kurosaki Ichigo. Therefore, this contradiction is irreconcilable.

Third, Aizen's war with Soul Society will inevitably involve some of Ichigo's friends in Soul Society, such as Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai. Ichigo is a person who values ​​friendship, but overall, this aspect is rather delicate.

For example, the stubborn old man Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni of Soul Society stubbornly adheres to the honor of the Shinigami. He believes that the war to quell the rebellion in Soul Society is an internal matter for the Shinigami and should not involve living people like Kurosaki Ichigo. Therefore, he strongly opposes Ichigo's excessive involvement in this matter.

The first and third points certainly have aspects worth discussing, and there are ways to reconcile them. However, the second point alone determines that Aizen and Ichigo will inevitably become rivals.

Ichigo may not have thought things through at first, but with Kazuyuki's subtle guidance, he gradually realized the responsibility he should bear: to completely defeat Aizen unless Aizen ceased his ambitions towards Karakura Town.

However, the Spirit Land is not something you can just find anywhere; for Aizen, it has extremely high value and he cannot easily give it up.

Therefore, the duel between Aizen and Ichigo was destined to be exceptionally intense from the moment their swords clashed.

In that breathtaking moment, both men could feel each other's unwavering will emanating from their swords. A thrilling battle ensued, with them wielding their swords mercilessly, each clash radiating boundless killing intent and determination.

Ichigo is indeed very powerful, but Aizen is by no means an ordinary person either. After fully mastering the Hogyoku, Aizen's strength has increased dramatically; all he lacks now is the pressure of evolution.

At this very moment, Ichigo became Aizen's perfect source of pressure. The Hogyoku seemed to sense Aizen's inner desires, continuously responding to his will and reshaping his soul, making him stronger and stronger.

At the same time, Ichigo's mindset also changed. What he wanted to protect was no longer limited to his comrades, but extended to his family and hometown.

This unwavering belief in protection, fueled by the "blood of the gods," flowed like a never-ending torrent, providing Ichigo with boundless power.

As Ichigo's fighting spirit soared, the power within him—composed of Shinigami, Hollows, Quincy, and Fullbringers—began to respond to his will. In Ichigo's inner world, Kazuyuki Kurosaki laughed wildly, rapidly merging with his brother.

When they finally merge completely, Ichigo will surely reach the pinnacle and become the true king.

Meanwhile, in Soul Society, upon learning of the change in the battle situation, Yamamoto Genryusai made a decisive change to the formation, leaving three captains to provide support on the outside while the other captains and soldiers followed him into Hueco Mundo, where they worked with Kurosaki Ichigo to kill Aizen within Hueco Mundo.

Even before the Gotei 13 joined the fierce battle, Aizen felt a sense of unease. He keenly sensed that his rate of improvement in strength was lagging behind that of Ichigo Kurosaki.

How could this be? Aizen couldn't help but think to himself, he was the one who possessed the Hogyoku! The Hogyoku was a divine artifact that allowed him to continuously evolve and break through his limits.

With the blessing of the Hogyoku, he should have been invincible. How could he be surpassed by a half-breed who grew up under his nose?

Aizen found it increasingly unbelievable. Could all his meticulous planning, silent infiltration, and relentless struggle over the years be less valuable than someone's background?

Is it simply because Ichigo Kurosaki is a half-blood that he possesses such amazing talent and potential?

He was unwilling to accept it, and a wave of frustration washed over him. He couldn't accept this reality; his pride and confidence had suffered an unprecedented blow at that moment.

However, if Loran knew, he could only sigh and say, "That's how awesome cheating is, what? You're not convinced?"

If you have a problem with that, go find the administrator (Spirit King)!

At this crucial moment, the assistance of the Gotei 13 became very useful, and the balance of the battle began to shift.

Gin Ichimaru's betrayal was the final straw that broke the camel's back; Aizen was captured, and despite his former glory, he couldn't even leave Hueco Mundo because of the machinations of certain individuals.

Before leaving, the stubborn old man Yamamoto Genryusai still expressed his gratitude to Kurosaki Ichigo for helping to capture the bandit leader Aizen. He looked at Kurosaki Ichigo's terrifying spiritual pressure, his old eyes filled with deep thought.

Fortunately, Ichigo Kurosaki is still alive, and Soul Society has at least several decades to prepare for the impact of the arrival of such a powerful being.

The Soul Society is now completely stable. Ichigo Kurosaki's arrival will likely lead to a major change in the existing structure of the Soul Society. Moreover, judging from this familiar face, Genryusai Yamamoto has every reason to suspect that the future aristocratic structure will undergo a dramatic change.

"It seems I still can't step down! At least until Soul Society survives this crisis, I can confidently hand over the position of Captain-Commander to Shunsui." Old man Yamamoto thought to himself.